A taxi driver was shot early Sunday morning during an attempted robbery in Metairie, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's office.

The male taxi driver, whose name has not been released, was in stable condition following the shooting, which occurred in the 1400 block of Green Street at about 3:20 a.m., the Sheriff's office said.

The driver told police he picked up a male passenger in the French Quarter, and was directed to the Metairie block. As he neared the house, the driver said he was being followed by a white Ford Crown Victoria with tinted windows, but suspected it was an unmarked police car and continued on.

Once at the house, the passenger told the driver he did not have enough money to pay the cab fare, and went inside the house to get the money. After the passenger went into the house, the white Crown Victoria pulled up alongside the vehicle, and two men with semi-automatic handguns exited the vehicle. The men stood at the driver's side and passenger's side windows, and demanded money.

The driver refused to turn over the money. The men then shot him once, and fled in the Crown Victoria. The driver fled the scene to the corner of Clearview Parkway and Airline Drive, where he called police.